Opening Doors, 40th Anniversary, for all generations to come

BRIEF HISTORY OF UA

Becoming the State's Premier University

Football came to the University in 1892. In 1893, the first women students were admitted. The Corolla yearbook was first published that same year; the Crimson White student newspaper was first published in 1894.

When Dr. George Denny became president in 1912, total enrollment was about 650 and there were nine major campus buildings. His presidency began an era of growth that set the University on the path toward becoming the preeminent university in the state. Upon Denny's retirement in 1936, there were more than 5,000 students and some 23 major buildings, which form the central core of the modern campus.

The years following World War II saw another surge in enrollment and the expansion of the University's role in research and public service. Doctoral programs were authorized in 1948, and the University of Alabama Press was formed in 1945.

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Historic photograph from events of June 1963